Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-04

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

Mrs Barrett, an English-speaking woman who lives in your town, has advertised for someone to help her in her home for a few hours a day next summer.

Write a letter to Mrs Barrett. In your letter

• suggest how you could help her in her home
• say why you would like to do this work
• explain when you will and will not be available

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear Mrs Barrett,

Student answer (Band 5.5)

HI MRS BARRETT,

I SAW YOUR ADVERTISED ABOUT THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP IN YOUR HOUSE HOLD WORK. I AM KEEN INTERESTED IN THIS JOB. I HAVE MULTIPLE SKILLS LIKE ORGANSING, CLEANING , COOKING AND PACKAGEING .

TO BE HONEST , I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I AM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IN HERE. I AM TRYING TO EARN SOME EXTRA MONEY TO MANAGE MY DAILY EXPENSES THATS WHY I WANT TO DO PART TIME JOB.

IF I TALK ABOUT MY AVAILABLITY , I AM FREE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BECAUSE IN WEEKDAYS I HAVE COLLEGE.

IF YOU HANE ANY QUESTION OR FUTHER DISCUSS WITH ME THAN YOU CAN CONTACT ME BY EMAIL OR CALL ON MY MOBILE NUMBER.

THANKS

JHJDSHC

[redacted phone]

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the main parts of the task by suggesting how you could help, mentioning the reason for wanting the work, and outlining your availability. However, the development of these ideas is limited and under-developed, particularly regarding the specific tasks like cleaning and cooking where more detail would make the proposal more convincing. Furthermore, the length requirement has not been met, as the response falls significantly short of the 150-word minimum, which restricts the depth of the task fulfilment.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

There is a coherent overall arrangement to the letter, with basic paragraphing used to separate your points regarding skills, motivations, and availability. Cohesive devices are attempted, such as 'TO BE HONEST' and 'IF I TALK ABOUT', though referencing and transitions can be a little mechanical. The progression of ideas is generally clear, but the lack of more sophisticated cohesive links prevents the writing from reaching a higher level.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited but minimally adequate for the task. There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'ADVERTISED' instead of 'advertisement', 'HOUSE HOLD' written as two words, 'ORGANSING', and 'PACKAGEING'. Additionally, phrases like 'KEEN INTERESTED' demonstrate unnatural collocation. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted lexical range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There is a limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with occasional attempts at complex forms that are often faulty, such as 'I SAW YOUR ADVERTISED ABOUT THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR'. Frequent grammatical errors occur, including missing articles ('I AM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT'), punctuation mistakes like inappropriate use of capital letters throughout the text, and awkward prepositions. These errors require some effort from the reader to parse the meaning.

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